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Re: new fields in debian/control



On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 01:37:17PM -0400, Clint Adams wrote:
> What?  Why would anyone want a proliferation of packages that are identical
> except for one control field?  If Plagiarism GNU+Linux wants to take my
> package, modify nothing except the control file, what purpose does it serve
> to have bug reports go to them instead of to me?  In fact, what purpose does
> it serve to even have the duplicate package at all?
> 
> If, on the other hand, they're actually going to modify the packing so that
> all binaries live in /usr/local/var, then they should modify the Origin and
> take credit for their genius.

I don't think there is any way we can really control these problems,
regardless.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson             |           Measure with micrometer,
Debian GNU/Linux                |           mark with chalk,
branden@debian.org              |           cut with axe,
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